United Nations Press Release re: Reports of Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners by Coalition Forces

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Theo van Boven, U.N. Special Rapporteur issued press release expressing concern about reports of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of Iraqi detainees by United States of America and United Kingdom military forces serving under the Coalition Provisional Authoritydetainees in Iraq.

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3-MI 1.Mav. 2004; 13: 1QI:MAIL ROOM 4122 7494880 UNCLASSIFIE~XEC No.3221 p. 3/3"2 "\.'":-J: ·~.. MAI."2004 16; 10 "OHCHR APB Hl12 91790u6 ~~2544 P. 212 "

RELEASED IN FULL
UNITED NATIONS

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PrOd RelcaJe
SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE SERIOUSLY
CONCERNED BY REPORTS OF ABUSE OF IRAQI PIUSON~llS
BY COALITION FORCES

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The Special RlIppOI1alr an torture is scrlcully concerned Bbwt r~entreports of torture md other cruel, inhuman or dogrl\dins treatment ofImqi detJltll.ccs by t.1nf£od States of Aiuerlca CIUd UnitQd K1n&dom military forces serving under the CoGUUon Provbuonal Authority.
'I1l.e fRedom f'rom lorturo IIld cruel. Jnhumao or degrading treatrnept or punishment JJ a non-derogabJe right Tho prottibitio:a of rortnre ill exp1teftly afllrmed 1n article Sof the U!rlveisal Declaration ofHuman RIghts, uttels 7 oftho ~te:mational COV!;Dant on Civil md Politicalltights. the DtIClarattOl1 on ~fJ Protection ofAll Persons from Bcrlng Subjected fo Tonure and Other Cruel, Inhuman or DeJl'idins Treatment t:1t PwU.hmoat, and tbD Convention against Tortu.re and Other Cruel.lJJbuman or Deerading Trsstmellt or Punilbmcnt, as wellllS in the Qon""a CoDvmtions of 12 August t949, relating to the tre&tmetlt of'priaonars a.ol proteetfon ofclvillanll, and in the Rome Statute o£the Intr:mat:ionl11 Criminal Court.
!hit SlIeoial Rapportour oatIs upon alJ countries with ibreen serving In Iraq to
taka prompt RDd cffectivo steps to investigate, proseouto and impose appropriate
I'NKtioas OQ An)' pcnon.s S~ltt of the alleged ~1e.d0t1J, M well as provicL; an
effective remedy and adequllte reparation for thO victims oftbes"e Abw05.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: FRANK E SCHMELZER 005-000506,
UNCLASSIFIED
DATE/CASE ID: 10 DEC 2004 200303827

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